Eketorp Fort, Sweden

Ancient Eketorp Fort is a stone fort on Öland Island, Sweden. It was built a long time ago, around the 4th century, during the Iron Age. The fort was originally used for protection, but later, people started living inside it, turning it into a small village. Over the years, the fort was rebuilt and expanded, especially during the Middle Ages, when it became even stronger. Archaeologists have discovered old houses, tools, and pottery, which tell us how people lived, worked, and traded in the past.

Five-Mile-Long Oresund Bridge Transitions into a Tunnel That Unites Denmark with Sweden

The engineering marvel Oresund Bridge has made it at ease than ever before to travel between two countries that are separated by water. The Øresund was designed by the Danish engineering firm COWI and the main architect was George K.S. Rotne. This exclusive passageway attaches the cities of Copenhagen, Denmark with Malmö, Sweden, doing so in two ways: a splendid cable-stayed bridge runs 5 miles to an artificial island, where it then transitions into a tunnel that encompasses an extra two and a half miles. A beautiful motorway occupies the upper level while the railway line runs below. The majestically beautiful man-made island that attaches bridge and tunnel is called “Peberholm”, and it’s had an unexpectedly positive impact for the local flora and fauna. Species have been allowable to freely develop, and it’s since become a haven for biologists as a prevalent breeding ground for birds in addition to a habitat for the rare green toad. The responsibility of operating the bridge falls on both countries, and its neighboring states help keep the structure running. Drivers must pay a toll to cross the Oresund, but the cost seems worth it. By having such like a bridge, a region of more than 3.7 million people is meet the expense of the freedom to live in one country but work in another. About 2/3 of the people travelling across the Oresund go by train with the journey between Copenhagen and Malmö taking nearly 35 minutes.

The Iconic Icehotel in Sweden Reveals the Supernatural Suites Set to be Launched in December

The iconic Icelhotel in Sweden has massive elephant in the room all set to launched in December 2015.  The Lapland Ice hotel new design has been announced. Big and better than ever before, visitors will be able to stay a night in one of 19 individually themed rooms in “Jukkasjärvi”, sharing a room with a life-sized elephant, a Russian imperial-inspired theatre set or even an icicle cave. The winter wonderland is constructed every year in December and lasts until its melts away in March. Therefore, every year talented sculptures and artists hires to create a magical hotel. This year to construct the Ice hotel is not an easy feat, with more than 5,000 tonnes of natural ice being harvested from Sweden’s national river Torne.

The skillful natural gifted artists to have an input in the creative designs and received over 130 submissions to choose from. Aptly named “Elephant in the Room” by sculptor AnnaSofia Mååg, was one of the selected designs. Her new creative design will feature a three-meters-tall African elephant overlooking the ice framed bed. Moreover, between the beautiful suites there will also be a 1970's inspired Love Capsule, and an imperial Russian-inspired theatre set called Labyrinth Saga bring to life a forest of Gothic-like ice pillars, cocooning the suite and transforming it into an intimate ice cave. Therefore, in addition to the exclusively-designed rooms, the Icehotel will have two luxury suites with secured glass doors while the others have curtain doors, an en-suite bathroom and private sauna.

The total vast accommodation boasts 55 rooms, with the equivalent of 700 million snowballs used to form its walls, ceiling and decorations. No attention to detail is spared with the furnishings, with the chandeliers alone made from 1,000 hand cut ice crystals. The option of northern lights wake-up can be arranged for those wanting to witness the Aurora, and a spa is on site for relaxing afterwards. The Ice hotel is all set to open its ice-cold doors to the public on December 11.